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,:-:^&@### SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL. ###@&^:-:,
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,:-:^^&# OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES. ##&&^^:-:,
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,:-:^&@### IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL ###@&^:-:,
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,:-:^^&@@@ ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE. @@@&^^:-:,
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,:-:^&@### VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON - ###@&^:-:,
,:-:^&@### QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL ###@&^:-:,
,:-:^&@### PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ###@&^:-:,
,:-:^&@### COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC ###@&^:-:,
,,,,-^^^@# IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK #@^^^-,,,,
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,:-:^&@### LOST. ###@&^:-:,
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,:-:^&@### CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ###@&^:-:,
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